RE: AW: How to properly use %EOF() bif?

["Marvin Radding" <MRadding@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I curse them with you.   Record formats are the worse.  I have always
hated the deviousness of reading to record formats.  Why not use the
file name, it is clearer which file is being used.  Also I did see one
programmer rename the record formats to a clear name indicating the key
sequence, like bycustomerid or byitemid.  That was the only improvement
that I could see to reading record formats.  

Marvin


-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rick baird
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 3:08 PM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: AW: How to properly use %EOF() bif?

Bob,

you said:
> ....we (pre-V5R3) had to read/chain to record formats.... <

are you sure about that?

I can't remember the last time I used a record format for a chain or
read (15 years, if EVER!) and I've always cursed anyone who did.

Rick